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Page 93
... told by Richardson in his Memoirs , which he received from Pope , as delivered by Betterton , who might have heard it from Dave- nant . In the war between the King and Parliament , Davenant was made prisoner , and condemned to die ; but ...
... told by Richardson in his Memoirs , which he received from Pope , as delivered by Betterton , who might have heard it from Dave- nant . In the war between the King and Parliament , Davenant was made prisoner , and condemned to die ; but ...
Page 469
... told without indignation , the intruders had such interest with the duke of Shrewsbury , then lord chamberlain , who had married an Italian , as to obtain an obstruction of the profits , though not an inhibition of the performance ...
... told without indignation , the intruders had such interest with the duke of Shrewsbury , then lord chamberlain , who had married an Italian , as to obtain an obstruction of the profits , though not an inhibition of the performance ...
Page 474
... told of danger to which he was intentionally exposed in a leaky ship , to gratify some resentful jealousy of the king , whose health he therefore would never permit at his table , till he saw himself in a safer place . His voyage was ...
... told of danger to which he was intentionally exposed in a leaky ship , to gratify some resentful jealousy of the king , whose health he therefore would never permit at his table , till he saw himself in a safer place . His voyage was ...
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Lives of the English Poets: The Prior Congreve, Blackmore and Pope Samuel Johnson No preview available - 2003 |
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